Housing Analysis

Everyone needs shelter in rented housing or individually owned homes. Each community, including Wilmington City, Delaware, is different from the rest based on overall architecture, appearance, occupancy, average housing square footage, average home value, and average home age.

(updated 2010)

Household Type By Tenure(Wilmington City, Delaware)

Family households:

Married-couple family:

Owner-occupied housing units : 4,404

Renter-occupied housing units : 1,889

Other family:

Male householder, no wife present:

Owner-occupied housing units : 808

Renter-occupied housing units : 1,162

Female householder, no husband present:

Owner-occupied housing units : 2,676

Renter-occupied housing units : 4,755

Nonfamily households:

Owner-occupied housing units : 5,154

Renter-occupied housing units : 7,953

(updated 2013)

Mortgage Status By Age of Householder(Wilmington City, Delaware)

Housing units with a mortgage:

Householder 15 to 34 years : 1,530

Householder 35 to 44 years : 2,228

Householder 45 to 54 years : 2,628

Householder 55 to 59 years : 990

Householder 60 to 64 years : 875

Householder 65 to 74 years : 999

Householder 75 years and over : 479

Housing units without a mortgage:

Householder 15 to 34 years : 147

Householder 35 to 44 years : 131

Householder 45 to 54 years : 397

Householder 55 to 59 years : 500

Householder 60 to 64 years : 354

Householder 65 to 74 years : 806

Householder 75 years and over : 978

(updated 2013)

Gross Rent As A Percentage Of Household Income(Wilmington City, Delaware)